Crime

Pictured man is no longer a person of interest in Jean McGuire stabbing, police say

Jean McGuire speaks during a Tuesday press conference. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe

By Clara McCourt

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Police said a man in pictures released in connection with the Oct. 11 stabbing of 91-year-old civil rights icon Jean McGuire is no longer a person of interest.

The Boston Police Department said Thursday that they identified and made contact with the pictured man, and that no one is facing any charges.

On Wednesday, police put out a statement seeking the public’s help in identifying the pictured man as a person of interest.

McGuire, who was not identified by name in the release, was stabbed multiple times on a Franklin Park path near Seaver Street between 7:55 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

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Police believe the suspect sustained injuries during the attack that may have required medical attention. McGuire said in a Tuesday press conference that she used self-defense training to fight off her assailant.

“I’ve never in my 91 years not felt safe walking around the streets of Boston, day or night,” she said. “Never. And now I will never go up there to the park alone again. … If we can’t live together without killing each other and endangering each other, we’re in real trouble.”

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